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Abreviaturas en el diccionario
| Common | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Spanish Abbr. | Spanish Term |
| adjective | adj | adj | adjetivo |
| adjective, invariable | adj inv | adjetivo invariable | |
| adjective, single-ending | adj mf | adjetivo de una sola terminación | |
| adverb | adv | adv | adverbio |
| article | art | artículo | |
| article, definite | def art | artículo definido | |
| article, indefinite | indef art | artículo indefinido | |
| conjunction | conj | conj | conjunción |
| contraction | contraction | contr | contracción |
| expression | expr | expr | expresión |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | gerundio |
| interjection | interj | interj | interjección |
| noun | n | nombre | |
| noun, plural | npl | nombre plural | |
| noun, proper | proper noun | nombre propio | |
| noun, ambiguous gender | n amb | nombre de género ambiguo | |
| noun, gender-neutral | common n | nombre de género común | |
| noun, gender-neutral, plural-invariable | common n inv | nombre de género común, invariable en plural | |
| noun grouping | nom group | grupo nominal | |
| noun, feminine | nf | nombre femenino | |
| noun, feminine, plural-invariable | nf inv | nombre femenino, invariable en plural | |
| noun, feminine, plural | nfpl | nombre femenino plural | |
| noun, masculine | nm | nombre masculino | |
| noun, masculine, invariable plural | nm inv | nombre masculino, invariable en plural | |
| noun, masculine, plural | nmpl | nombre masculino plural | |
| noun, proper, feminine | n propio f | nombre propio femenino | |
| noun, proper, masculine | n propio m | nombre propio masculino | |
| noun, proper, feminine, plural | n propio fpl | nombre propio femenino plural | |
| noun, proper, masculine, plural | n propio mpl | nombre propio masculino plural | |
| onomatopoeia | onomat | onomatopeya | |
| phrase, adjective | loc adj | locución adjetiva | |
| phrase, adverbial | loc adv | locución adverbial | |
| phrase conjunctive | loc conj | locución conjunctiva | |
| phrase, interjective | loc interj | locución interjectiva | |
| phrase, nominal, feminine | loc nom f | locución nominal femenina | |
| phrase, nominal, feminine, plural | loc nom fpl | locución nominal femenina plural | |
| phrase, nominal, gender neutral | loc nom mf | nocución nominal de género invariable | |
| phrase, nominal, masculine | loc nom m | locución nominal masculina | |
| phrase, nominal, masculine, plural | loc nom mpl | locución nominal masculina plural | |
| phrase prepositional | loc prep | locución preposicional | |
| phrase pronominal | loc prnl | locución pronominal | |
| phrase, verbal | loc verb | locución verbal | |
| prefix | prefix | prefix | prefijo |
| preposition | prep | prep | preposición |
| pronoun | pron | pron | pronombre |
| suffix | suffix | suffix | sufijo |
| verb, auxiliary | v aux | verbo auxuliar | |
| verb copulative | v cop | verbo copulativo | |
| verb impersonal | v impers | verbo impersonal | |
| verb, intransitive | vi | vi | verbo intransitivo |
| verb, intransitive phrasal | vi phrasal | perífrasis verbal intransitiva | |
| verb, past simple | v past, v pp | verbo, pasado simple | |
| verb, past participle | v past p | participio | participio pasado |
| verb, past simple and past participle | v past | verbo, pasado simple y participio | |
| verb, present participle | v pres p | verbo, participio presente | |
| verb, present tense | v present | verbo, presente | |
| verb pronominal | v prnl | verbo pronominal | |
| verb, transitive and reflexive verb | vtr + refl | verbo transitivo y verbo reflexivo | |
| verb, transitive | vtr | vtr | verbo transitivo |
| verb, transitive phrasal, inseparable | vtr phrasal insep | perífrasis verbal transitiva inseparable | |
| verb, transitive phrasal sep | vtr phrasal sep | perífrasis verbal transitiva separable | |
| verbal expression | v expr | expresión verbal | |
| Regional | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Spanish Abbr. | Spanish Term |
| Central America | AmC | Centroamérica | |
| Latin America | AmL | Latinoamérica | |
| South America | AmS | Sudamérica | |
| Southern Cone | CoS | Cono Sur | |
| Argentina | AR | Argentina | |
| Bolivia | BO | Bolivia | |
| Chile | CL | Chile | |
| Colombia | CO | Colombia | |
| Costa Rica | CR | Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | CU | Cuba | |
| Dominican Republic | DO | República Dominicana | |
| Ecuador | EC | Ecuador | |
| Spain | ES | España | |
| Equatorial Guinea | GQ | Guinea Ecuatorial | |
| Guatemala | GT | Guatemala | |
| Honduras | HN | Honduras | |
| Mexico | MX | México | |
| Nicaragua | NI | Nicaragua | |
| Panama | PA | Panama | |
| Peru | PE | Perú | |
| Puerto Rico | PR | Puerto Rico | |
| Paraguay | PY | Paraguay | |
| El Salvador | SV | El Salvador | |
| Uruguay | UY | Uruguay | |
| Venezuela | VE | Venezuela | |
| Australia | Australia | ||
| Canada | Can | Canadá | |
| Ireland | Ire | Irlanda | |
| New Zealand | NZ | Nueva Zelanda | |
| United Kingdom | UK | Reino Unido | |
| United States | US | Estados Unidos | |
| Abbreviated words in Entries | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Spanish Abbr. | Spanish Term |
| somebody, someone | sb | alguien | |
| something | sth | algo | |
| Other terms | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Spanish Abbr. | Spanish Term |
| abbreviation | abreviatura | ||
| acrónimo | |||
| archaic | arcáico | ||
| approving | aprobación | ||
| colloquial | coloquial | ||
| dated | anticuado | ||
| disapproving | desaprobación | ||
| emphatic | enfático | ||
| figurative | figurado | ||
| formal | formal | ||
| infantile | infantil | ||
| informal | informal | ||
| literal | literal | ||
| literally | literalmente | ||
| literary | literario | ||
| offensive | ofensivo | ||
| offensive! | ofensivo! | ||
| offensive !! | ofensivo!! | ||
| offensive !!! | ofensivo!!! | ||
| often passive | gen pasivo | ||
| often plural | gen plural | ||
| pejorative | peyorativo | ||
| polite | cortesía | ||
| siglas | |||
| slang | jerga | ||
| technical | técnico | ||
| técnicamente | |||
| textspeak | lenguaje de SMS | ||
| uncountable | |||
| vague | vago | ||
| vulgar | vulgar | ||
| anglicismo | |||
| galicismo | |||
| voz inglesa | |||
| voz francesa | |||
| extranjerismo | |||
Diccionario Collins
| Common | ||
| abreviatura | ab(b)r | abbreviation |
| adjetivo, locución adjetiva | adj | adjective, adjectival phrase |
| administración, lengua administrativa | ADMIN | administration |
| adverbio, locución adverbial | adv | adverb, adverbial phrase |
| agricultura | AGR | agriculture |
| alguien | algn | |
| América Latina | AM | Latin America |
| anatomía | ANAT | anatomy |
| arquitectura | ARQ, ARCH | architecture |
| astrología, astronomía | ASTRO | astronomy, astrology |
| el automóvil | AUT(O) | the motor car and motoring |
| aviación, viajes aéreos | AVIAT | flying, air travel |
| biología | BIO(L) | biology |
| botánica, flores | BOT | botany |
| ingles británico | BRIT | British English |
| química | CHEM | chemistry |
| CINE | cinema | |
| lengua familiar ( ! vulgar) | col (!) | colloquial usage ( ! particularly offensive) |
| comercio, finanzas | COM(M) | commerce, finance, banking |
| informática | COMPUT | computing |
| conjunción | conj | conjunction |
| construcción | CONSTR | building |
| compuesto | cpd | compound element |
| cocina | CULIN | cookery |
| economía | ECON | economics |
| electricidad, electrónica | ELEC | electricity, electronics |
| enseñanza, sistema escolar | ESCOL | schooling, schools |
| España | ESP | Spain |
| especialmente | esp | especially |
| exclamación, interjección | excl | exclamation, interjection |
| femenino | f | feminine |
| lengua familiar ( ! vulgar) | fam (!) | colloquial usage ( ! particularly offensive) |
| ferrocarril | FERRO | railways |
| uso figurado | fig | figurative use |
| fotografía | FOTO | photography |
| (verbo ingles) del cual la partícula es inseparable | fus | (phrasal verb) where the particle is inseparable |
| generalmente | gen | generally |
| geografía, geología | GEO | geography, geology |
| geometría | GEOM | geometry |
| informática | INFORM | computing |
| invariable | inv | invariable |
| irregular | irreg | irregular |
| lo jurídico | JUR | law |
| América Latina | LAM | Latin America |
| gramática, lingüística | LING | grammar, linguistics |
| literatura | LIT | literature |
| masculino | m | masculine |
| matemáticas | MATH | mathematics |
| medicina | MED | medical term, medicine |
| masculino / femenino | m/f | masculine / feminine |
| lo militar, ejercito | MIL | military matters |
| música | MUS | music |
| sustantivo, nombre | n | noun |
| navegación, náutica | NAUT | sailing, navigation |
| sustantivo no empleado en el plural | no pl | collective (uncountable) noun |
| sustantivo numérico | num | numeral noun |
| complemento | obj | (gramatical) object |
| o.s. | oneself | |
| peyorativo | pey, pej | derogatory, pejorative |
| fotografía | PHOT | photography |
| fisiología | PHYSIOL | physiology |
| plural | pl | plural |
| política | POL | politics |
| participio de pasado | pp | past participle |
| prefijo | pref | prefix |
| preposición | prep | preposition |
| pronombre | pron | pronoun |
| psicología, psiquiatría | PSICO, PSYCH | psychology, psychiatry |
| tiempo pasado | pt | past tense |
| ferrocarril | RAIL | railways |
| religión, lo eclesiástico | REL | religion, church service |
| sb | somebody | |
| enseñanza, sistema escolar | SCOL | schooling, schools and universities |
| singular | sg | singular |
| España | SP | Spain |
| sth | something | |
| subjuntivo | subjun | subjunctive |
| sujeto | su(b)j | (grammatical) subject |
| sufijo | suff | suffix |
| tauromaquia | TAUR | bullfighting |
| también | tb | also |
| teatro | TEAT | |
| técnica, tecnología | TEC(H) | technical term, technology |
| telecomunicaciones | TELEC, TEL | telecommunications |
| THEAT | theatre | |
| imprenta, tipografía | TIP, TYP | typography, printing |
| televisión | TV | television |
| sistema universitario | UNIV | universities |
| inglés norteamericano | US | American English |
| verbo | vb | verb |
| verbo intransitivo | vi | intransitive verb |
| verbo pronominal | vr | reflexive verb |
| verbo transitivo | vt | transitive verb |
| zoología, animales | ZOOL | zoology |
| marca registrada | ® | registered trademark |
| indica un equivalente cultural | ≈ | introduces a cultural equivalent |